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History Section 1
Question | Answer |
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What is a Patron? | A person who contributes money to help their country. (Medici was the most influential of his time) |
What is perspective? | Realistic Art |
Leonardo DeVinci | Mona Lisa, The Last Supper |
Michelangelo | David, Pieta |
Raphael | The School of Athens |
What was The Prince? | A guide for rulers to follow in order to gain and maintain power (ruthlessly) |
Define Humanism | Intellectual movement |
Define Individualism | a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control |
Define Renaissance | A time of intellectual regrowth (means rebirth) |
What caused the Renaissance? | Sparked by the fall of Constantinople |
What was the ideal Renaissance person like? | They contributed to society |
Why did the Renaissance start in Italy? (Three Reasons) | Italy was a world trade center since it was in the middle of Europe and surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, they were wealthy, and |
Why was humanism not accepted by the church? | Humanism contradicted all of the church's beliefs |
How did art reflect the humanist ideas? | Art allowed for people to express themselves and their ideas |
What do you think of Machiavelli's ideas? | It was a good way to govern the people because people are often directed by their fears |
Explain how birth relates to the Renaissance | The Renaissance was a time of intellectual rebirth and growth |
What were three results of the development of the printing press? | People were able to learn and follow the religion of their choosing, everyone was able to educate themselves easily, and the divide between the rich and the poor shrank |
What impact did Erasmus have on religion? | He translated the bible into Greek, which allowed more people to follow the religion. |
Who invented the printing press? | Johann Gutenberg |
How was individualism present in Shakespeare's work | For example, in Romeo and Juliet they cared more about their own feeling rather than society. |
Define Indulgences | Promises of salvation sold by priests |
What was the 95 theses? | A list of arguments against indulgences |
Who wrote the 95 theses? | Martin Luther |
Define Predestination | The idea that God had already determined long ago who would receive salvation |
What was special about Wittenberg? | It was where Johann Tezel set up a pulpit to sell indulgences |
Define Theocracy |